The structured gel nail service has spread like wildfire in salons and it is here to stay because it actually has been here for over 30+ years back when light curing gel was invented in it’s original form of application, of pot and brush- our favorite method of application in this channel. Stick with me […]
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It’s acting up again—that index finger of mine. It is not uncommon to have a nail that perpetually lifts on you or your client. If this is happening to one of your clients or a few of them… there’s actually a big chance that it is not you; it’s them. However, after a while, the
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Chrombres (chrome + ombre) ! I’m all here for them. Today’s look is my “I’m not ready for Fall look”! I created this set using Kokoist’s Mirror Chrome which is a liquid chrome solution, that I do indeed find a little less messier than loose powders. But either will do! Remember that with chrome your
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Your Summer/ Fall nail haul is here. I think you’ll see glitters and metallics being the theme in this haul, but I also have new releases like Kokoist liner brushes and Leafgel’s clay-like molding gel, as well as new shades of their best-selling faraway metallic collection! I’m so excited to show you what our favorite
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When I first started my curiosity in nails, it started because I was buying all the things, and before I knew it, I had a little trolley cart in our apartment that I would haul around to whatever area I was going to work on my nails. I learned the hard way that certain areas
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Upgrade your clients’ nails with this look easily! And never spend on stickers again (at least if you don’t want to) with the technique you’ll learn today for these chromes! (By the way, I struggled coming up with the name for these. What would you call them? All I could think about was oil droplets
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Today I get to share with you my interview with the very lovely Chantelle or Chan for short. If you haven’t met Chantelle, she is a UK-based nail tech and mentor and the co-founder of the Clawgasmic Nail Network. A membership site with weekly nail art tutorials and coaching for nail techs. A fantastic place
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Is Bottled Gel allowed when specializing in soft potted gel nail systems? Sure! Pots or bottles and why? That’s what we will be discussing today. I get this question quite often. Before we begin, I want to clarify a few essential points about our niche, specifically soft-potted gel nail systems. I personally prefer the ones
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Rubber base, gel polish, builder gel, structure gel, soft gel, semi-hard gel, hard gel, soak-off gel, poly gel, premium soft gels… I understand why you’re confused. I’m so glad that the world of gel nails is exploding, but with it are the gel terms themselves. And the confusion is real, even ‘I’ can’t take it
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Are you feeling like the nail market is oversaturated? Or that perhaps you don’t have it all put together yet to go and do your own thing in nails successfully? Or maybe you just simply lack the confidence for it all? Even in my very first year of doing nails, maybe even my second if
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